Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia
Serbia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 22.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia stood at 22.3.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia peaked at 27.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1, in 2010.
That places Serbia 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.1 | — |
| 2013 | 20.6 | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 21.5 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.9 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 26.5 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.4 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.1 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 24.6 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.5 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 23.8 | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 22.3 | -6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +36.4% | 15.1 | 20.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.21 | 15.1 | 27.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.77 | 22.3 | 27.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 514 (2024)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 2.80 million (2024)
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 22,037 (2024)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 98,230 (2024)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 29,031 (2025)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 98,230 (2024)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0046 (2024)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 4.35 million (2025)
- Air transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 8,715 (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation by NUTS 2 region for total economy and 17,577 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia was 22.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Serbia ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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